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Evolution of re-emergent virus and its impact on enterovirus 71 epidemics.
Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) - 1 Aug 2011
Huang Sheng-Wen, Kiang David, Smith Derek J, Wang Jen-Ren
Abstract excerpt
Enterovirus 71 (EV71), a member of the Enterovirus genus in the Picornaviridae family, has become an emergent infectious disease worldwide, most notably in Asia. As a neurotropic virus, EV71 infection occasionally causes neurological diseases with pulmonary edema, which is fatal for children. In this review, we examine the epidemiology of EV71, with three waves of increased EV71 activity since the 1970s and...
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